Publisher: Funcom Inc.
Publisher 2: EIDOS Interactive
Developer: Funcom Inc.
Category: Role-Playing
Release Dates
Online - 05/20/2008
N Amer - 05/20/2008
Digital Download - 07/18/2008
- Also available on:
- 360
GameZone's Review
9.4
GZ Rating
| Gameplay | 8.9 |
| Graphics | 9.5 |
| Sound | 9.2 |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Concept | 9.5 |
| Multiplayer | 9 |
| Overall | 9.4 |
Reviewer: Michael Lafferty
Review Date: 05/23/2008
Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures lives up to the hype and sets a new benchmark for the MMO genre
Full Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures Review
7.9
GameZone's Preview
Michael Lafferty - 05/09/2008
Age of Conan brings freshness to the MMO genre … if players are mature enough to handle it
Michael Lafferty - 03/09/2007
Funcom shows off the latest version of The Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures during GDC
Michael Lafferty - 05/16/2006
Age of Conan – Hyborean Adventures is ramping up to be a must-play MMO
Michael Lafferty - 05/19/2005
Let the “sword swing freely and let the sweetest juices of life gush from its cuts …”
Interviews
AoC player uses video to tell of ‘epic’ adventures within
Hyboria
Long-life dreams, inspiring game and individual sparks creative outlet
Funcom adds new content to Age of Conan
Ymir’s Pass features new storyline
Age of Conan adds PvP leveling system
Enhancements to the PvP part of the improvements to hit Funcom MMO
Funcom’s Gaute Godager gives a look inside Age of Conan:
Hyborian Adventures
“We would do a disservice to the wonderful Hyborian universe had we not tried to immerse the players in it from day one.”
News
Seasonal content, new high-level dungeon and Veteran Points now available
in `Age of Conan'
Update 5.6 "Nights of Lost Souls" adds new content, rewards and veteran system
Early Details on Update 6 for 'Age of Conan' Revealed
With Update 5 having launched about a month ago, the developers are now hard at work bringing the next free update to the game a reality
‘Age of Conan’ Celebrates One Year of Massive Improvements
Former Players Invited to Come Back and Play for FREE!
‘Gangs of Tarantia’ Update Now Live on ‘Age of Conan’ Servers
Update 5 introduces new features and a wealth of more content
Age of Conan’ Celebrates One Year Anniversary
This week Funcom and a worldwide community of gamers celebrate the one year anniversary of the ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’
Description
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is a massively-multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) based on the world and works of acclaimed author Robert E. Howard. In Age of Conan, players enter Hyboria with thousands of their friends and enemies to live, fight, and explore the dark and brutal world of King Conan.
Features
- True Conan Experience - Explore King Conan's amazing universe and roam in the brutal footsteps of the world’s greatest fantasy hero. Battle terrifying demons and defeat devastating monsters known from 70 years of Conan lore.
- First Mature MMO – Sexy, savage, barbaric, brutal and bloody – The ingredients of Robert E. Howard's authorship translates to a shocking and mature MMO experience.
- Real Combat System – Fight mounted or on the ground and take real-time control as never before seen in any MMO. Use magic, steel or bows and unleash havoc on the brutal battlefields of Hyboria.
- Guild and Solo Gameplay - Form guilds and lay siege to hostile castles in massive PvP battles. Team up with other players in groups and PvE raids, or face the Hyborian dangers all by yourself.
- Easy to learn, difficult to master - Expand your character the way you want. An easy to learn RPG system is mixed with the depth MMO players craves.
- Incredible variety – Conan delivers what fans of online games love and enjoy. Vast character customization, lots of social opportunities, crafting, exciting classes and player-made cities are but a few added ingredients in this powerful MMO.
- Advanced Technologies - A next generation game in every sense, 'Age of Conan' is a key title in Microsoft's Games for Windows line-up, as well as a showcase DX10 title for nVidia. Expect an unprecedented visual feast.
Hardware Requirements
- Windows Vista/XP
- 3GHz Pentium IV
- 1GB RAM
- Shader Model 2.0 and 128MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 5800 or ATI 9800)
Recommended Requirements:
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz (E6600) or better
- NVIDIA GeForce 7950GX2 or better
- 2GB RAM or more
- Features: Dolby Digital 5.1, Online
Notes
Age of Conan launches in Russia and Poland 2/23/2009.
Now available for direct download on GamersGate.
Neowiz Games to publish in Korea.
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